npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Nature Portfolio·United Kingdom·ISSN 2055-5008

Open accessIn DOAJFee waivers availableBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is published by Nature Portfolio as an open access journal (ISSN 2055-5008). The list article processing charge is $4,290. Typical time to publication is 9 wks. Its OpenAlex h-index is 94. Primary field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. It is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. Fee waivers are stated as available. Figures on this page are sourced from OpenAlex and DOAJ and should be confirmed on the journal’s own site before submission.

Cost to publish

$4,290

Open-access article processing charge, list price.

Checked 22 Aug 2026 · Journal fee page

Time to publication

9 wks

Broadly typical for the field.

h-index

OpenAlex citation statistic. Not a Journal Impact Factor.

2-year mean citedness

9.6

Average citations to articles from the previous two years.

What it costs to publish here

Publishing an open-access article in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is listed at $4,290. The publisher also lists 3,690 EUR, 3,090 GBP. The journal reports that fee waivers are available — worth pursuing if you are funding this yourself or working from a lower-income country.

The journal's own fee page →

What this journal has charged over time

List price for an open-access article in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, as recorded by OpenAlex for each year. The fee has risen 35% since 2019, from $3,170 to $4,290.

Publishers change list prices without notice and often apply discounts, institutional agreements or waivers. Treat this as the trend, and confirm the current figure with the journal.

Peer review and licensing

Review model	Anonymous peer review (policy)
Licence	CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Author keeps copyright	No
Plagiarism screening	Yes
Editorial board	Published →
Languages	EN

Verification checks

8 of 8 confirmed

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Listed in the Directory of Open Access JournalsDOAJ applies a documented set of inclusion criteria.Confirmed
Included in OpenAlex's curated core setOpenAlex flags well-established venues that appear across major indexes.Confirmed
Peer review model publicly declaredAnonymous peer reviewConfirmed
Publication charges stated up frontA journal that will not tell you the fee before submission is worth a second look.Confirmed
Screens submissions for plagiarismReported to DOAJ by the journal.Confirmed
Participates in a digital preservation schemeArchiving means the record survives if the publisher does not.Confirmed
Assigns persistent identifiers (DOIs)Standard practice; its absence is unusual.Confirmed
Still actively publishingMost recent indexed article: 2026.Confirmed

Scope

The subjects npj Biofilms and Microbiomes publishes most, derived from the topics assigned to its indexed articles.

Gut microbiota and healthBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingProbiotics and Fermented FoodsOral microbiology and periodontitis researchMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesReproductive tract infections researchAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Publication record

Indexed articles	1,153
Total citations	37,387
i10-index	665
Most recent indexed article	2026
Open access since	2015
All ISSNs	2055-5008

Counts reflect what OpenAlex has indexed and will differ from the publisher's own figures. We do not show a founding year: OpenAlex's first-publication dates are distorted by mis-dated records — it puts PLoS ONE in 1806 — and we would rather omit a number than print one we cannot stand behind.